Bile duct cancer occurs when cancerous cells form in the bile ducts. The prognosis for bile duct cancer is typically unfavorable because many people receive a diagnosis in the later stages of the ...

Bile duct cancer, also known as cholangiocarcinoma, is a rare form of cancer that affects the bile ducts. Two bile ducts in the human body connect the liver and gallbladder to the small intestine.

Cholangiocarcinomas are malignant tumors that derive from cholangiocytes of small intrahepatic bile ducts or bile ductules (intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; ICC), or of large hilar or extrahepatic ...

It’s no coincidence that “full of bile” is a phrase used to describe ill-tempered people. When the transit of this life-sustaining fluid is disrupted, as happens in the rare bile duct cancers called ...

The present study comprised 24 patients with dilations of the bile duct (peripheral and hilar), without visible mass on US and CT, who underwent surgical resection at our institution between February ...

Bile duct cancer, or cholangiocarcinoma, is a rare type of cancer that starts in the bile ducts. Bile ducts are small tubes in your body that carry bile (digestive fluids) from your liver and ...

Fred Hutch Cancer Center postdoctoral fellow Liberalis (Debraj) Boila, PhD, has received two awards to support his studies of an aggressive bile duct cancer called intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, or ...

At Huntsman Cancer Institute, our experts deliver specialized, multidisciplinary care for bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma). You are supported by a team of specialists including hepatobiliary ...

Your bile ducts are tubes that carry bile from your liver and gallbladder to your small intestines. Bile is a fluid produced by your liver and stored in your gallbladder. It helps your body break down ...

What Is Metastatic Bile Duct Cancer and Its Causes? Bile duct cancer – also called cholangiocarcinoma – is a rare condition. When you have cholangiocarcinoma, cancer cells grow in your bile ducts, ...